How do you know that historical facts are accurate and that things are made of atoms and that things are what people say they are? Is it possible that i am asking this question through a dream?? [Theory of science interesting stuff]
2006-10-29 15:17:21 · 8 answers · asked by D.i.e. 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
*Theory of Knowledge i mean
2006-10-29 15:18:02 · update #1
The more I know the more I know I know nothing.
So far I rely on absolutely nothing because in the end it does not matter if the universe is made up of atoms or not. The universe works as far as I can tell, it provides me with sustenance and when it is time to leave it, it will let me know. Either way it was worth being acquainted with it.
2006-10-29 16:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by Freddy F 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I'm radically deceived about the apparent regularity of nature, then whatever, I'll never discover a way to escape such subjection. And, in fact, that contrived world would still be the one I live in, the one that matters to me, where my words refer. Either way, I'm just going to pragmatically treat 'reality' as if it were really real; it doesn't do me any good worrying.
Or I could just do the pedantic, Moorean move and say: look, here's a hand, here's another, therefore I know two things about the world. If that isn't certain, then nothing is. And what's more plausible? the skeptic modus ponens or the anti-skeptic modus tolens.
Invariantism might very well be the most sound, epistemologically. But you can have that word "knowledge," in the absolute sense unattainable. I'll be fine without it.
2006-10-29 23:51:10 · answer #2 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't know you know anything.
Notice when you take a class, you walk out and don't remember anything, then a month later a question comes up and you just know the answer? That is the way it is with me and I bet it is with everyone. The info takes a few days for the info to get processed in the brain, then it just sits there until you need it. I am 70 and I remember things I learned when I was 5. I don't know it is there until I need it. Hope you understand this analogy.
2006-10-29 23:31:10 · answer #3 · answered by jekin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go straight to the philosophy 101 class room. Definately do not not pass go as this question almost deserves a go straight to jail answer.
2006-10-30 00:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by David G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know I know nothing, all life could be a dream and we waould never know it so the best we can do is live life.
2006-10-30 10:17:29 · answer #5 · answered by Zeela Ravana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really know that you "know" something when you can APPLY what you know (whether answering a question...fixing a car...kissing a girl...whatever it is You only know you know it..when you do it.
2006-10-30 00:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by YourShopGirl.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess you don't really...you just have to believe what you're taught as a child. you could even relate it to a question of faith, if you wanted to.
2006-10-29 23:25:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only answer. "all I know is that I know nothing" Socrates
2006-10-29 23:26:38 · answer #8 · answered by CaptainObvious 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋